You’ll likely encounter at least one of these companies during the holidays, and they could be a gift to your portfolio, too. Read More

New research concludes that investors can benefit from the January Effect without dumpster diving in microcaps or companies with scary price declines. Jim offers up some ideas to take advantage of the phenomenon. Read More

Several energy issues have made big moves in recent weeks. But some knives aren’t worth catching and some waves not worth surfing, Robert writes in the latest chat followup. Read More

The past week has been very good to the tech sector, but beware acting on these extreme price movements.  Our Equity Trades portfolio contains four trendy tech stocks now trading above their short sell limits, but we suggest waiting until January before taking action on those while scooping up a couple of less flashy bargain stocks. Read More

Demand for nuclear power will increase in the long run, mainly in emerging markets. This uranium ETF offers an easy way to invest. Read More

Many people think the bypass trust, that long-time staple of estate planning, is obsolete. Far from it. When properly adapted to the current estate tax law, the bypass trust provides a range of family wealth benefits. Read More

As the Federal Reserve tapers, the true health of the economy and US companies will become transparent, as will the prospect of inflation. Read More

The trucking business is poised for growth. Here’s a company that’s well positioned to benefit. Read More

The coming wave of LNG export should push prices significantly higher, Robert Rapier argues in a chat question follow-up. Plus: Statoil and Atlantic Power aren’t the bargains they seem. Read More

If you think the old line disk drive manufactures are boring, think again; they are sitting directly in the path of cloud storage and should profit enormously from the proliferation of mobile computing devices. Read More